Amendments to Law Practitioners, Court Ushers Acts effective in September

11 years, 8 months ago - August 30, 2012

The Law Practitioners (Amendment) Act and the Court Ushers (Amendment) Act which were passed in the National Assembly in 2011 will come into operation on September 3 and 1, 2012 respectively.

The attorney general Yatin Varma stated that these long–awaited amendments will bring a drastic change in the legal landscape at a press conference held in Port Louis on Tuesday.

From the effective date, Mauritians who qualified in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and France will also become eligible to practice as barristers in Mauritius.

Presently, only barristers who studied in Mauritius, England and Wales are allowed to do so.

Varma added that the courses leading to a LLB degree are being reviewed. “Courses will no longer be run by the Council of Legal Education but by the University of Mauritius or other authorised institutions. The examinations will be conducted by a Vocational Examinations Board which will have representatives of those running the courses, the Council for Vocational Legal Education (CVLE) and foreign examiners,” said Varma.

Another important change concerns pupilage, where prospective law practitioners will henceforth need to apply to the CVLE to obtain pupilage which will be monitored by the CVLE through reports from the master on the duties performed by the pupil, according to Varma.

Moreover, prospective barristers and attorneys will be able to appear in court in specific matters after six months of pupilage instead of one year.

He added that law practitioners and legal officers must every year participate in Continuing Professional Development.

Text by the Independent

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